Report for May

Hello, getting a monthly report in. I'm trying to do better at posting in a more timely manner. Here is my May endeavors - some finishes and some progress.

Argh! Hubby was holding this upside down. Oh well. This a tube baby quilt which I made for my Grand niece born two month's early due to eclampsia. Named Liliana Rosalie. Welcome sweet baby girl!

Made some progress on my Love Entwined. Those pesky 1/8" stems took a long time to make. Flowers next.

Had to add a back to this sweet little quilt. Mom embroidered it some time ago, but the knots showed on the back, thus the required back. Then bound it.

Participated in a Mini Mystery Sew Along. It was fun! Came out to 21" square. Have decided to enlarge it by adding some more borders to 36" and donate it to our St. Anne's group at church.

My design wall is full of these projects.

I'm linking to Design Wall Mondays and Wednesday Wait Loss. Lots of interesting quilts there.  Oh, yes, I've added the first row to my mini flimsy. One or two more to go.

It was a busy month. Mom is doing well. She has some good days and some not so good. I think she does fine for a 99 year-old. 

That's it for the May month. What are you up to?  Leave a comment and I'll visit you to see how it's going at your house. Blessings!

What I've Been Up to These last Four Months

 Where does the time go? What with caregiving my mom, and trying to fit 7 days into 5, I find myself always on the go. And at 79, yes, 79 I find myself more stressed than normal. But I've tried to keep up with quilting even if I only do 15 minutes a day. Not that I get 15 in every day, but I do average about 4 a week.

So, what have I been up to? I'll get my photos on my cell and share.

January:

Quilted this UFO flimsy I bought at a yard sale. It was 8 blocks that were anywhere from 8 3/4" to 9 1/2".  Made them all 9 inches and constructed the center block. Made the flimsy in 2024 but didn't get it quilted until the first month of 2025. Gave to St. Anne's as a baby quilt measuring 36" square.

February:

My guild is having a block of the month quilt along. Here is February's  blocks - hearts 12" by 10".

March:

I joined a UFO completion project ( Dive into UFOs in 2025) and this is one for March to finish - a friend's old quilt needs a little love.  I had a dickens of a time finding material to match. Didn't find any but picked some 70s fabric to add to it.

Another finish - I made this from a leader-ender work with scraps. I call it The Holy Hour. My reminder of visiting the Holy Eucharist enclosed in a monstrance. The two outer rows are people in adoration and prayer.

April:

Besides a monthly UFO to work on, we have a quarterly UFO to also work on if we get done with our monthly challenge.  Mine was Love Entwined which I started in 2011!  Adding 1/8th inch wide stems here. Needless to say, I'm behind, but I do want to work on it.

April:

For April's monthly UFO, I'm working on a baby quilt that I'm calling Jewels. Got the idea from a photo I saw on the NET. 

Caught up for now. I'm linking to Wednesday Wait Loss. Give a look.

What are you working on?  Let me know and I'll come by and admire it.

Blessings,

2024 QUILT Year's End - a Review of the Quilts I made in this Year.

 Goodness!  I haven't posted since May! What a slug a bed I've been.  But I have been quilting. You may notice that finishes were several months apart. I care give my Mom two days a week and that really cuts into my time, especially with the drive I have to make getting there. I'm not a fan of freeway driving. Plus I fell twice and that cut into quilting time as I had to convalesce, but all is better now as I work on my balance. So here's a recap of the quilts I've made during 2024:

First off - I bound 3 flimsies that I finished in December 2023

That first one I didn't get a photo of it bound, but it was bound and given to St. Anne's. The second one was my SAHRR for 2023, and the third was another for St. Anne's.

I had so many leftover triangles I put together this miniature in January. Measures 16 1/2" square.

Then in March, I tested a pattern for Jen of Faith and Fabric designs. She had a pattern for a complete rosary (beautiful!), but I didn't have time, so I made a rosary circlet (one decade of a rosary).

Then in June I finished off an orphan block quilt for St. Anne's. Measured 36 1/2" square.

Found again in August, and finally finished this 2023 flimsy. Made with scrap blocks and blocks of an accent fabric. Again measures 36 1/2" for St. Anne's.

I made this table runner as a housewarming gift for a friend. These were orphan blocks. She liked it and had a perfect spot for it in her living room. 

In October, I made a Baby Star Quilt from a pattern by Caroline of  Sew Can She  . The pattern was free the day she posted it. It was a fun one to make for St. Anne's.

In November, I put together a  Seuss quilt made from some leftover fabric from another quilter's project for St. Anne's. The quilt was inspired by a Pat Sloan quilt for P & B Textiles called The Garden of Brambleberry Farm. Thank you, Pat.

December found me finishing/near finishing two WIPS! One a completed quilt and the other a flimsy.  The finished quilt was an orphan and scrap blocks quilt I put together. I was going to give it to St. Anne's, but I liked some of my orphan blocks so much that I decided to keep it for myself. The second quilt which is the flimsy was a project I picked up at our Guild's free table that someone decided not to finish. There were 8 Stack n Whack blocks already made and some extra material. Unfortunately, the blocks were not  the 9" they were suppose to be. Here's one before I rescued it.

I took them all apart and resewed them back together with scant quarter inch seams and then they matched. I made a 12" center block and added sashing to the blocks. Measures 37 1/2" square. Now to quilt it.

I look forward to seeing your end of the year reviews. Drop me a comment and I'll go by and see yours. Blessings,